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- hans_glib0
if you listen to a lot of hip hop you're going to need some decent speakers to handle the bass.
the problem with hifi is that you tend to get sucked into a vortex of continual upgrading as you become dissatisfied with the sound.
the standard advice would be to start with some basic decent stuff - something like the denon turntable, which is ok, and an amp for around £100-£150 (arcam, cambridge audio, pioneer) and then try out speakers to suit your taste.
i'd maybe look at something a bit more left field though - get a phono preamp and stick it into a bose companion system - they have adjustable sub bass unit making for a sound that's ideal for bass-heavy hip hop.
the only health warning i have is that you need to check that the output from the phon pre amp is enough for the bose unit. if it worked you'd have a great sounding system for a fraction of the cost.
- In regards to sound / bass / hip-hop. I think classic hip-hop the only thing I would buy, but it would be very very limited. Actually I would bypass it...sofakingback
- if it meant a better set-up for rock/punksofakingback
- make sure whatever you get has a subwooferscarabin
- i wouldn't trust simple speakers with my low-end freqsscarabin